Priest gets suspended sentence for sexual assault

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An unnamed priest received a two-year sentence, suspended in full, for sexual assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 1 February 2017. The offence occurred in a Dublin church building in September 2015.

The priest had pleaded guilty to one count involving a teenage boy. The court heard that strict restrictions on his movements and contact with children would continue indefinitely, and the sentence required completion of a sex offenders programme.